I've only been visiting this forum for a couple of months so Melvin probably hasn't had time to get under my skin, as it seems he has with the moderators and a few posters. However reading through this thread one does get the impression that the Melvin situation is so grave and serious that the end of the world is nigh. Without wanting to beliitle the efforts of the moderators this IS after all a football forum NOT the general assembly of the UN!
I don't think he really bugs any/many of the moderators. But we do have to deal with the endless complaints about him spamming.
Moderators, I hardly ever use the smilies but if you are so concerned about people over using them why bother having them there as a user option in the first place? To be honest if you were being consistent there are several other posters who simply reply to a post by using one smilie.
But Mel posts up to (and some times more than) 100 times per day and when half or more of those are "exactly" or
then it does overwhelm the place.
In my brief experince I have at least found Melvin to be courteous even when I wound him up a bit (in stark contrast to a couple of other posters, who I shall choose not to name now).
Which is why he has been treated very leniently. He has been given a chance to chill out a bit and he seems to be doing so.
Also isn't it just part of the deal that internet forums attract differnet types - Melvin just happens to be shall we say a tad hyperactive - Is he really doing so much harm to this forum that it warrants coming down on him like a ton of bricks. You're going ruin his confidence before he exits puberty FFS let alone exits the front door of his house!
